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Florida Court Rules That Retainer Agreement Arbitration Provision is Enforceable and Severable From Agreement's Unenforceable Fee & Cost Shifting Provisions

By EsqSocial Corporation 28/04/21

Lemos v. Sessa, No. 3D20-1362, 2021 Fla. App. LEXIS 4527 (Dist. Ct. App. Mar.

AstraZeneca AB v. Mylan Pharms. Inc.

By EsqSocial Corporation 28/04/21

Symbicort® (budesonide and formoterol fumarate dihydrate) - Case Name: AstraZeneca AB v. Mylan Pharms. Inc., No. 1:18CV193, 2021 WL 798856 (N.D.W.V. Mar. 2, 2021) (Keeley, J.) - Drug Product and Patent(s)-in-Suit: Symbicort® (budesonide and formoterol fumarate dihydrate); U.S. Patents Nos. No.

Suspending IP Protection: A Bad Idea (That Won't Achieve Its Desired Goals)

By EsqSocial Corporation 28/04/21

Demagogy is never pretty.  When coupled with a species-threatening pandemic, the propensity for the pundit class is to be susceptible to solutions that sound reasonable only to the uninformed.  To make matters worse, some of those "solutions" are proposed by actors creative in using the crisis to

Bay Area Reopening Tracker - April 2021 #2

By EsqSocial Corporation 28/04/21

As new cases of COVID-19 declines, each County in the San Francisco Bay Area is reopening gradually in accordance with the California’s colored tier system. The patchwork of local rules and orders is difficult to follow. Our Bay Area Reopening Tracker is here to help.

UK Announces New Global Anti-Corruption Sanctions Regime

By EsqSocial Corporation 28/04/21

On April 26, 2021, the UK announced a new global anti-corruption sanctions regime and has imposed sanctions on 22 people whom the UK Government has reasonable grounds to suspect have been involved in serious corruption.

Last Week in the Federal Circuit (April 19-23): Contingent Findings v. Alternative Holdings

By EsqSocial Corporation 28/04/21

As many of you probably saw, Chief Judge Prost’s tenure as Chief Judge of the Federal Circuit is coming to a close, with Judge Moore set to become the new Chief Judge on May 22. But the upcoming transition doesn’t seem to have slowed down the Court.

Fourth Circuit Affirms Local Government Antitrust Immunity for Atrium Health

By EsqSocial Corporation 28/04/21

The Fourth Circuit ruled last month that the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Hospital Authority, which does business as Atrium Health, is immune from antitrust damages as a “special function governmental unit” under the Local Government Antitrust Act of 1984 (the “Act”).  The decision in Benitez v.

White House Adds Details to Its Far-Reaching 2021 Tax Reform Plans

By EsqSocial Corporation 28/04/21

The White House today released The American Families Plan, which includes some new details regarding the Biden administration’s proposed 2021 tax reform.

CFPB Proposes Mortgage Servicing Changes to Prevent Wave of COVID-19 Foreclosures

By EsqSocial Corporation 28/04/21

On April 5, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) proposed rule changes intended to prevent avoidable foreclosures as emergency federal foreclosure protections put in place due to the global pandemic expire. The rules aim to assist both borrowers and servicers to navigate an expected su

At Earth Day Summit, Biden Commits United States to Ambitious Goal of Cutting Emissions by Half by 2030 as the European Union Agrees to Climate Neutrality by 2050

By EsqSocial Corporation 28/04/21

Over April 22nd and 23rd, the Biden administration hosted 40 world leaders in a climate summit coinciding with Earth Day. The leaders announced a variety of pledges and ambitions relating to curbing greenhouse gas emissions and other climate matters.

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